The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 9 March 1909

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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    16 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MAHCH 9, 1909. NO. 6,543
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    116 1 The King has arrived at Buurri'i I 5. The trade of Orpat. P»ntain still shows a monthly decline Page 5. Russia proposes to c ill an immediate European Conference over the lUlkan question P'Jge 5. The Novoe Vremya says that Russia and England will be compelled to
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    FELLOW-FEELING.
    1121 1 "A fellow-feeling makes us wondi kiod," sang a poet once but he was sinking Of au entirely d Isteafl t. tjat which ultima* i wad i boUn i I rglar to lose tii niin:h> of hii liberty for ,itlo bit of burgling, which he bimi D g something of
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      140 1 KATZ, BROTHERS LTD. ffe Ladies' Water Proofs f TROPICAL WEICHT. '^p FASHIONABLE SHADES fll|i-li<^ SLATE, CHECK, BLUE, &c. Wf|a V t!* 'TW /"-jI ff j.vK" -)i»- •'^Jt '-?i- p< Pure, Refreshing, Qheap SENER BW IPI SB l^ c Witsuiißussan Kaisha I ITlie Dai Nippon if t Rrpwprv (In Itfl /y
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      135 1 Entertainments. HARIMA HALL GRAND CINEMATOGRAPH. North Bridge Road. PICTURES. String Orchestra. Cool House. K. HARIMA, Sole Proprietor. THE Gaiety Cinematograph. FOOT OF FORT CANNING. COOL HALL. COMFORTABLE SEATS. (IRK AT CHANGE 01' PRICES OF ADMISSION. Box Sec-its Sl.OO. 3rd Class '20 cts. 2nd Class 40 cts. 4th Class 10 cts.
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      222 1 Entertainments. ALHAMBRA To-Night To-Night!! AN ENTIRE CHANGE PROGRAMME. NEW FILMS ARRIVED BY THE FRENCH MAIL. L. F. WILLIS, Manager. VICTORIA THEATRE. TH E Bandmann Comedy COMPANY. 22 London Artistes. Including Miss Florence Hamer. Thursday Mar. 11. One Night Only!! One Night Only!!! The Latest London Success. LADY FREDERICK. PIRCES AS
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      136 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Wanted. Two wheeled trap Page 4. Notice re Ladies' Rifle clvb Page 2. Katz Brothers advertise Ladies' tropical waterproofs Page 1. Brin':iuead piauo player for sale at Robinson Piano Company Page 7. Japanese curio auction sale at Coghlan'b Page 3. Auction of motor car fittings and accesso ries
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      330 1 THE WEEK. Tuesday, Stth i High Water. 0.0 a., 11.48 p M. M. Mail Outward due. Church Work Asso. Mtg Parsonage. 10.30 a Hippodrome, 9 p Wednesday, 10th Hi*h W&tor:— 0 20 a 0.18 p Hippodrome, 9 p Thursday, 11th Sigh Water.— o.4l a., 0 s"> p P O Mail
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    632 2 The death is announced of Mr Andre* Pears, the rniu.ijing diractoi of the wellvq ri m of s>ap nvtnut ic' :"> rs and a _-i* grandson of the founder ol thttirin, age ut 83. Mr ECavg Vu WtA bai llett t Pentng, i -*en>:b!v for Port Slid. This news should
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      1003 2 NOTIGES. GARRISON LADIES' RIFLE CLUB. The Practice sltoot this week will take od Wednesday 10th, and Dot Tuesday. Mar 9 10 3 the 'bilbowxTe rubber estates, mm. An Interim Dividend of $1.25 per share will be paid on loth instant. By Order, GUNN Co. Secretaries. J£ar_9 The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1888.
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      442 2 NOTIQES. TONG FONG, Photographic Studio. High-Class Photographs and Enlargements. 79, SOUTH BRIDGE ROAD. Mar 3 PHOTOGRAPHIC DEALERS. Always m stock Cameras, Plates, Papers, Films and every kind of Photographic materials. Developing and Printing executed m good style tod with despatch. Price list free. KONG HING CHIONG Co., 104, North Bridge
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      614 2 BANKS. International Banking Corporation. CAPITAL and SURPLUS GOLD $6,500,000. Head Office 6O Wall Street, New Yokk. London Office Thrnrlnoofllo House, Bishopsgate Street Within, London BG London Bankers .-—National Provincial Bank of England Ltd. General Foreign Business Transacted. DEPOSITS. Current Deposit Accounts opened and Interest allowed on the daily balances at
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      429 2 INSURANCES. FEDERAL LIFE Assurance Company of Canada. EfcTAHLIHHKD 3 Capital and Assets exceed 4,000,000 Gold Dollars. J. H. EVANS, Manager, South Eastern Axia. TUM Borneo Co.. G'-neral Agents. Mar I NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE CO, LTD. FIRE AND MARINE. YAN6-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOC. LTD. MARINE. CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO,, LTD. FIRE LGNBQN
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    BUKIT KAJANG RUBBER ESTATES.
    195 3 T 1 The Hukit, Kajang Rabbet Estates, Ltd., invite subscriptions at par for 1 ■">.'>* shares d v each, pact I m wtbori i I total of f, vi -of which 57,816 will 800 an Ba paid m payment of the I *MXX) will i lW
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      232 3 WANTED. \v. .:cr ikb Davids I, R .ace. iAHEI FOB Blfi Hi NORTH B3kNEO CHINESE INTERPRET! I Saadakaii i month. Applicants -v and t \d and wxife il. •i writing to HRJE Ltd., Agents, Britiii. I Bo^ieo Co. c r er/OA r 5. kioagii s sa. Tuesday. 9th March, at
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      682 3 AUCTIONS. AUCTION SALE AT No. 10, RAFFLES PLACF. Wednesday. 10th March, 1909, at 2-30 p.m. Freehold building allotments boating Jalan liesar tad Jahni Nipah, area BfiiS Bq. ft. 0. A. FERNANDEZ Co Auctioneers. Mir 9 11.:; MORTGAGEE'S SALE AT No. 10, RAFFLES PLACE. Wednesday, 10th March, 1909, at 2-30 p.m.
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      359 3 HOTEL de la PAIX, SINGAPORE. This Old Established House having been thoroughly Repaired and Renovated is NOW REOPENED. Good Accommodation for Boarders Passengers. A Speciality is made of the Table, and only Wines, &c, 01 the best Quality are supplied. Terms Moderate. Runners meet Steamers. J^fll?LOM£ D'HONNCUR. PARIS i^ aiu
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      437 3 White Ants Teredos, Dry Rot, Decay m Timber. The ONLY SAFEGUARD has been on its trial m large quantities for the past 10 years m the Straits Settlements, and proved all that is claimed for it. Six pieces of deal were partly coated I with Jodelite and buried m a
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    The Singapore Free Press. Tuesday, Mar. 9, 1909.
    986 4 The Singapore Free Press. Tuesday, Mar. 9, 1909. Here shall the Press the People's ripht maintain, Uiawed by influence and unbribed by gain Here patriot Truth her glorious precepts draw. Pledged to Religion, Loyalty and I -aw. As information conies out by the mail some light is being thrown upon
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    327 4 It is very easy, but not always safe, to draw inferences from circumstantial evidence, but we feel very much incline*! to do so m regard to the incidence of local crime. It is an established fact that during the last six month*, and especially latterly, crimes of violence of the
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    513 4 President-elect Taft has baen iwitlttfttl into Masonry. The Withere Concert Company play at Hongkong on the Bth, 9th, and 10th inst. It is not unlikely that the Australian cricket team may play a match m Colombo on their way to England next month. A small Chines? youth was convicted by
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    FRENCH ARTISTS' WORK
    766 4 Iv the interests of Yeneh art ii panting, and m the niiterutl inter( artists, m!i' of academy pietUVM frOM Paris Salon if being beld at tfct ro m o f the Methodist Pubfubuig ii iM^Si r«>ad. I'ndortbe authority f th*- i i des Impositions des Tal Artistes
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      260 4 Griffin's "Polo" WhisKy. THE FINEST fl OBTAINABLE HIGHLAND M& AT ALL WHISKY "^^Hi FIRST—LASS IMPORTED. !jC&B HOTELS. CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO.^sSSori. Per case of 12 bottles $9.75 LESS 5 PER CENT. Sole Agents LIMITED. 5-IARGE SELECTED HERRINGS-in tin. ***** fl AIT O f*(\ m l WII \{\N Ar i U. N
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      182 4 THE Pirates of Penzance. 10 Scenes taken at the Stage and A big group of all the Actors Photographed by us can be obtained for $15 the whole set m Platinum, or for $2 each unmounted copy size 12x15 all round. G. R. Lambert Co., LIMITED. H. TH. JENSEN, Manager.
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    RUSSIAN EUPHEMISM.
    76 5 A HINT TO THE SHAH OF PERSIA. Serious Action Foreshadowed. (B) Submarine Telegraph. Router's) \l ?ceive«l Mir. 3 15 p.m. mjm says that Angloi l :u'"rventiun m LV:>'a is UWfitftblfe Th* i ll demand that the Shah shall ate steps as^ -to popular control •i the ibn nisi
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    TRADE RETURNS.
    107 5 i red M ,r a 1028 i m The Importi >w a de- -h w a j <->• of g is a reference m a mail the T ;rns f>r J«unu urj ktinoei oral decline m the im] *ne exports of the Uri!'-. I Eiagd m par« of
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    F.M.S. TIN.
    66 5 Bettors tag i M m\ ibj Ltd 405 j G hi- 15) pikuls ul dry The k.ihui v output for u.iry, was o'OO piku Mcd ore. q Minii. f. Ltd 4'. 1 phi > 1. 90 Tekka I 390 i Tin M 175 I output tor February was
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    MESSINA FUND.
    20 5 rtered Baal ived the folAn ;nowledged H 1. NTgan 10, Seng I. G. Koek 1 $1,695 54 m
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    ELLENBOROUGH MARKET.
    37 5 Mr Chiag Keng Let bai given notice that i iii Meeting ol Muiujipal •-'< nm nbe l DB That on r iw expire Klleuborouirh Market Xl, Mid M irket be over and run by the. Commissioners
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    LOCAL SHIPPING WAR OVER.
    53 5 Au arrani;enieu^ ins been made by tic istern Shipping Co., Ltd 3te unBhin Co i.-.t., which an end the inodentfl i t oompeti« eat*throal fines. Some sailing II be alter--!, and Ifl me Cttfltß withdra sn n sin runs. eat takes efl ct from the Bib
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    PRESENTATION TO MR F. H. HAWKINS.
    108 5 PRESENTATION TO MR F. H. HAWKINS. V free School Mr F. H Sawoaring I pc on s-x Booths 1 leave, wa« presented with i geld tratoa by the past and present pupils m appnoiaiioil of his luring his twenty- five years' eonnecwith the school. The watch 1-ore the foUowin.: m:;.
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    RUSSIA AND THE BALKANS.
    45 5 RUSSIA AND THE BALKANS. An Immediate Conference. (By Submarine Telecrraph. Router's) March 8,7.6 p.m. It is reported m St Petersburg that m view of the Servian reply to the Russian note, Russia prjpoacs to invite the Powers to a conferance on the Bilkan question forthwith.
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    THE AMUR PORTS.
    33 5 BeeeiTed Mar. 8, 10.11 a.m. A 8t Pdlersborg telegram states that the lav doting the frej parti m the Amur region and m Transbaikalia becomes operative oa March 1 h.
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    THE KING LEAVES PARIS.
    28 5 The King baa left Pans for Biarrits. All His Mijesty's appearances m the streets of P.uis have been hailtd with the most cordial cheering.
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    THE KING AT BIARRITZ.
    10 5 His M-ijesty has anived at Biarritz,
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    ITALY'S POLICY.
    21 5 Popular Confirmation. The Italian elections as far as they have gone inlicate a larga majority for the present 'ijvernment.
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    DOCK DISASTER.
    24 5 A iTerdam at the new dock now being constructed at Birkenhead collapsed, drownI ing fourteen men who were inside at the time. ■> <
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    Y. M. C. A.
    195 5 B bti [nstitit] i M..VY Services. '["i\e Service on Sunday evening was conduoted by the General Secretary, who introduced the special speaker, Mr Clayton S. Cooper. Mr Cooper is senior Secretary of the Bible Study Movement of the AmeriKUD Y. M C. A. an 1 thus
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    THEFTS AND ROBBERIES.
    268 5 A Chinaman has been arrested for pawning a hat which was stolen t'rom the Cadets' Bungalow at Government Hill last November. A watch valued at $2 has been stolen from Chinese coolie employed at the Smelting Works at Pulau Brani. A detective police constable surprised a burglar
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    LETTERS TO AN EXILE.
    828 5 Feb. 1909. Dearest Exile, To-day has been the first day of spring so warm and delicious, and with the sunshine the flowers have CDrae. Not by poor little twos and threes as m the winter for every shop is full of daffodils and pink anemones, and
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    IPOH POLICE COURT.
    134 5 The case m which H. H. Edwards, late cashier and book keeper to Messrs McAlister and Co, Ltd, Ipoh, was charged with criminal breach of trust m respect of two sums of money ($5OO and $400 respectively) was resumed on Friday morning. Mr B. Spinks, A. C.
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    49 5 A Sprained Ankle. As a rule a man will feel well satisfied if he can hobble aronnd on crutches m two or three weeks after spraining his ankle, and it is two or three months before he is fuliy recovered. This is an unnecessary loss of time, for m
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    JAVA NOTES.
    432 5 {Fro»: our <nvn CorrispondttU^ Batavia, March 3rd. The Withers' Concert party gave three concerts m Bitavia last week, on their return from a short tour through the island. Their opinion of the musical qualities of the local Dutch, expressed m s. d must be a very low one.
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    SOLDIERS AND SAILORS FAMILY ASSOCIATION.
    207 5 The local accounts of the above organization for ILK IS are as follows At Bank 1-1-' S s d i; s d >n d? posits .4 J Curren t acct. By cases assist--45-4-10 14E-4 10 cd 3 i- 19-5 T< i interest on Bal ance
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    TAMIL ENGLISH.
    124 5 Tbe following is a copy of an actual letter received by the Municipal Health Department recently. Sir, I beg to inform you that the house No Street is invested with a number of coolies as lodgers and erected thereon several Cubirle3 upstair and downstair without any permission from
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    17 5 Croup. The first symptom of this disease is hoarseness. When Chamberlain's Cough Remedy lu~ „i,;i,i i > 1
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    WIRE NEWS.
    498 6 V Ami.sk; -f. Bbißl Weeks. -.ilcutta, feY 23rd. There is reported to be a cure of a case cf sleeping sickness at the Presidency General Hospital. A young Englishman, who had spent a, time on the West Coast of Africa, v. with what appeared to he v furring
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  • Kinta Gymkhana Meeting.
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      FIRST DAY.
      304 6 Tuesdnj, 30th March. 1. Maiden Plate 2.30 p.m. -Value $300. A Race for Maidfn3, Weight 9st. Tibs. ExGrifHna imported at $400 or under allowed 14 lbs., ever $400 Tibs. Entrance >15 Distance 1 mile. 2. The Champion Griffin Race 2.55 p.m Value (350. Cup Value 1150 with 5150
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      SECOND DAY.
      210 6 Thursday, Ist April. 1. I ixed Handicap 3p.m.— Value $300. A Hand] ap for ail horses that ran m race (1) and (9) first day. Entrance $15. Tist<x.^i i\ mile. 2. The Pony Handicap 3.25 p.m. Value A Handicap for all ponies 13.3 and u' Jer. Entrance $10.
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      THIRD DAY.
      394 6  -  C. ALMA BAKER Saturday, Jrd April. 1. The Griffii Handicap 3 p.m. Val le $300 and (60 for Second Horse. A Handicap for all 1909 Kinta Grains that have run at the Meeting. Distance 6 furlongs. 2. 1 be Planters' Cup 3 25 pm.' Value $3< 0 A
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      201 6 Austrian Lloyd Steam Navigation Co. I Qm Coy*a st»';un»T aun sametod I mirt and hu] h OVi v-- 19 9 Arrives i BOM b April I. b May 1909 8a si, 33l >h»rch *s.s. Tmmi 6th Apiil M.i v, hii A ~tv call it I'.'nang <\>l< 1 1 i v
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      69 6 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION Co, Ltd. For Port Swtttenham and Pensng, Tho Company's KISTNA, 1,182 tons, B P L«ju-mont, k.n.b., Gonun&sdn will leave th« Singapore Roada for the above porti every Wednesday afternoon at 2.80 p.m.. arriving at Port Sw»tt*mhafii m time to connect with th« B.iU a.m. train fcr
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      674 6 SHIPPING. P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For China Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading issued for China Oo&at, Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports. Sttameri will Itavt Singapore on oi about MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) Delhi Mar. 12 Delta
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      617 6 SHIPPING HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The steamers of this Company maintain a regular service between Hamburg, Bremen Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits, China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and once a month for Bremerhaven direct, calling at Penang and Colombo. Taking cargo at
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      678 6 SHIPPING. N. D. L. SINGAPORE, GERMAN NLW GUINEA, ss. SANDAKAN "will leave for Batavia. Saiuarang. Soerabaya. Macassar, Ainboiua, Banda, Berliuhaft-n. Potsdamhafen, Stephansport. Finschhaf* is. Simpsonhafen and vice versa on April 2nd iv connection with the German Mail ss. Buelow and after this date regularly every eight weeks alway3 connecting with
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      556 6 SHIPPING. NDT Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPEKIAL GERMAH MAIL LINE The fwit and well-known mail eteamere cf thie Company aail fortnightly *rom i Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Bouthftm] Gibraltar, G«noa, Naplws, (connection KIM I Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) Port Safe Suez, Aden, Coiombo, Peiumg, Sin^ap It I j kong, Shanghai,
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    MINING IN TONGKAH.
    790 7 II PARTNERSHIP DISPUTE. < o Judge. following, says the "Pinang Ga/ette" :!l text portion- gfottt] "f the jodg- Hi* Honour Judge Buszard m the m i hMr Rom I ►obm raed Kaw Chan Boon f f lb«HI <'f the profits of a red into with r< f.rence
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    A DEATH FROM CHOLERA.
    95 7 •ral of Mr John Boodewyn and Mb l>. Boudewyn as inadvertently reman, Surrey Departja, took place ou Toeßflby more a^- I I who was twenty-two rs of age), it will be rememb*rtd, arrive- 1 S.Y.K Sanuki a from Singapore, and was found fco be so •-hat
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    EXCHANGE.
    73 7 (CORBKCTBD XTP TO Mar 8 Bank4m/s 2/4 r V demvnd M M 8/Sf Prirate credits 3m/i M 2/4 ,V credits 6 m/a m 2/4£ F&Ajrca, dam&nd Bank-. M 282 Giemajtt, demand M 237 [KDIA.T. T f 174J FToiroKOirc, d m v" 1 24 Yokohama, demand nom. 113. Java, demand
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    PRODUCE.
    133 7 Mar 8 Tk* |6«.37J G&mbier M buyers 9.00 Gambier Oube No. 1 13.00 GambierOube No. 2 noni 12.50 Popper Black (ord m S'por«) buyers 1 1.00 Pepper, White (fair buyers 17.75 NntmegB(llototh«n».)-, 18 00 Nutmegs (80 to the i¥.) 23.00 Mace (Banda) norn Oloyes (Amboina) Liberian Coffee 25 30
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    SHARES.
    820 7 1150.000 157.062.10 J M^iay Rubber C*. 4US (1 l</6 Do Do 49 9 jeHO.OOO 100,375 1 1 Aamiio Itebfctr and Prod. Go 19/. $200,030 120,750* 10 10 Brownie Rubber Estates Ltl .£30,008 22.7c0 1 1 B*tu ObiM Rubber Ooy Ltd. 850 70,000 66,700 1 1 Bn k it X.
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      566 7 APARTMENTS. Single and double rooms with board at Barganny Hoaee, 7, Oxley Rise. Terms moderate. Oct 24 n.c. Singapore Cold Storage Co, Ltd Near Entrance to Borneo Wharf, Telephone 1026. Sea stocks of all kinds of Frozen Meate etc., can be delivered to shipping at the Wharves, or m the
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      574 7 TO LET. SPECIAL BARGAIN. Brinsmead Player-Piano new $1,050. WITH STOOL AND ROLLS. MONTHLY TERMS. THE ROBJNSON PIANO CO, LTD. TO LET European sea side residence 17, Confederate Estate, partly furnished, from Ist January 1909. Apply to B. N. ELIAS, 5, Malacca St. Dec 8 74 TO LET. To Let No.
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      354 7 On the Berth. INDO-CHINA S. N. Co., Ltd. FOR PENANG and CALCUTTA. The Company's steamer ss. "NAMSANG" 4,0;>5 tons, P. M. B. Lake, Commander will be despatched for the above ports on Saturday, the 13th March at 5 p.m. She has excellent accommodation for saloon passengers amidships, carrying a qualified
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      222 7 fV CKaWEETENEB buy inferior milk when you can get M 1 ij^^^c^ M> M the bGSt at the samG P r[ce? m k I Ba;a ==a^- —r free from ail germs and added M *^SSs3g^ preservatives. I THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LTD. No. 1 DOCK. No 2 DOCK. Length Inside
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    THE OPIUM COMMISSION.
    844 8 Shanghai, February -'2nd. A. brief report dealing with the production Sind sale of i >phun m Holland, >>a-t*d on information received by telegraph, was presented i by the Chief jmrnisHioner for the Nether- i lands. Mr A A 1-^ Joni;h. Tue Chief Commiiiiuoner f >r t ireat
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    50 8 A portion of Im wluurl .it T.inj >ii'_ r P^gai cvllaps*"! last week and a «juautity of coal fell into the sea. Dettetivt [nsp66tOf Ta_\i>r captured two CbiLrsrt at Tl)ouipson R >ad i n Ekudftj, 01 c man to! bMBg su possession of counterfeit coin and the ottorlor having inhisp)Bses
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    TWO-DOLLAR BUCKLE.
    219 8 Thai was Valukd at |200. Ujlieving that a metal buckle offered for sale to him was real goM, a Libuan Chinamm named Chong Sing Kee bought it for sK> He bought, at the same time, a number of other article? of jewellery. Liter he was charged with having
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    FIFTEEN HUNDRED DOLLAR FINE.
    142 8 Mr A 1 Melio, fourth magistrate, heard additional evidence yesterday afternoon m the Hong Bee chandu cate, m the absence of Captain Home who was charged with being the master of a vessel used for the importation of chandu. Mr G. S. Carver appeared on behalf
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    TOO DRUNK TO REMEMBER.
    107 8 Gustav Dah], of the ss. Dott," was before Mr Green, the second magistrate, yes- on charges of being drunk and disorderly at Taiijong Pagar, smashing a rikisha, and refusing to pay the coolie his fare. The coolie ia question gave a lengthy account of his woes.
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    USE OF TUBA.
    99 8 A youjg Chinaman was arrested on Sunday for attempting to stupefy fish with tuba root m one of Mr S^ah Liing Seah's ponds at Bendemeer," Serang'. on Road. Yesterday, he was charged before Mr Green, the second magistrate, with trespass with intent to commit mischief. A bucket
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    SACRED CONCERT.
    210 8 <>n Friday March 10th a sacred concert anil organ recital will be given m the Presbyterian Church. Mr Adamson will be the i>i\Muist rind Mis Curry, Mrs Cocmbe, and Mr E. A. .Brown have kindly given their assistance m the vocal parts. Following a practice leeently inaugurated at
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    S.C.C.LAWN TENNIS.
    465 8 S.C.C. LAWN TENNIS. Monday's ties will be played on Wednesday. The Other new Ties will be played on Thursday. WEDNESDAY'S TIES. A Class Douhle. Hooper and Patchitt, 2 v Cameron and Boyd scr. Darhishire and Craig owe 4 v Carmichael and Threlfnll scr. Green and May son owe 1 v
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    L. L. T. C. TOURNAMENT.
    180 8 TO DAY'S TIE. Mrs Holden v Miss Holden. WEDNESDAY'S TIE. Mrs Ganslcser and Mrs Saunders v Mrs and Miss Holden. George Ade, the American humorist, is now m India and is soon expected m Hongkong. The Rbv. A. J. Amery wire 3 to a friend
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    PASSENGERS.
    69 8 Per Kistiia Mrs and Miss Bucke, Mrs and Miss Anderson, Miss Berthan, Miss Morgan, Mr Wilkins, Mr G. Angus, Mr H. Bodom. Per Kinta Mr and Mrs Elliot, Mr and Mrs Butler, Messrs J. T. L'oyd, Thompson, Han. Pijg, Drable, Morris, Sale, S. Katz, J. T. Wergao, M. Camming,
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      192 8 Netherlands Guttapercha ompany, Limited. SINGAPORE RUBBER WORKS India Robber Tyres, all kinds and shapes for Carriages, Motor Cars, etc. RE-TREADING MOTOR TYRES. All kinds of I. R. Buffers and Springs for Railways etc. India Rubber Sheets for Pumps. Valves, etc., also with wire and cloth insertion. Moulded India Rubber Goods,
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      661 8 SHIPPING NOTES. The P. A: O. outward mail steamer "Ddlbi" left Colombo at midnight on Saturday, and may be expected to arrive here about Friday afternoon. The P. O. homeward mail s.s. "Delta" left Hongkong at 1 p.m on Saturday, and is due here at 6 a m. on Thursday
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      743 8 VESSELSIN FORT. Man-of-war Fl&g an 4 Tons Commanders Arrived From F>r Wliwi Vasco de Gama Port, cruis. 3300 D'Almeida Feb 15 OoJOttllO Macao Rugia Ger tra., 41; 9 Jager Mar 7 Kiiochow Hambw^f Spreewald Gar tra, 2414 Liudskey Kir 8 ftfaftaa Hamburg!* Shio Flaj? Tons Master Arrived From Consitfnefl For
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